Program: Research Associateship Programs
Agency: National Research Council
Next Deadline: Aug 01, 2008
Makes awards through agreements with several fed agencies for recent Ph.Ds & Sr. investigators to engage in basic & applied research at over 100 fed labs & research facilities. Stipends support research in: chemistry; earth & atmospheric sciences; engineering & applied sciences; biological, health & behavioral sciences; neuroscience; biotech; math; space & planetary sciences; & physics. Deadlines are 2/1, 5/1, 8/1, & 11/1 but not all labs participate in all four rounds; also a new Master's Level Program (MLP) for individuals with a Master's Degree in public health & related disciplines.
Details: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/
Program: Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 29, 2008 (target date)
Supports development of substantially improved instrumentation likely to have significant impact on study of biological systems at any level. Development of new, or improvement of existing, software for operation of instruments, analysis of data, or analysis of images also supported where these have the effect of improving instrument performance Proposals aimed at concept or proof-of-concept development for entirely novel instrumentation encouraged.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=9187
Program: Science of Learning Centers (SLC)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 04, 2008 (target date)
Note: applications for Center and Catalyst awards not accepted in FYs 07 or 08. Deadline refers to applications for workshops, Small Grants for Exploratory Research, and supplements to NSF awards focused on Science of Learning research. Program supports research that harnesses and integrates knowledge across multiple disciplines to create a common groundwork of conceptualization, experimentation, & explanation that anchor new lines of thinking and inquiry towards a deeper understanding of learning.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5567
Program: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 18, 2008
Supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any research area funded by NSF. Two types of grants are available: REU Sites support independent projects to initiate and conduct research projects involving a number of undergraduates (tentative deadline for general site proposals is 8/18/08; Antarctic Program sites deadline is 6/6/08); 2) REU Supplements support the addition of undergraduates to ongoing, new, or renewal NSF-funded projects (deadlines vary by discipline).
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517
Program: Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (S-STEM)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 12, 2008
Provides scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the high technology workforce following completion of an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree in computer science, technology, engineering, engineering technology, or math. Institutions support scholarship activities & select scholarship recipients. Deadline refers to full proposals. Optional letters of intent due 7/10/08.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5257
Program: Chemistry Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 18, 2008
Supports active research participation by undergraduate students in chemistry. The Division of Chemistry funds about 20 to 25 REU Sites a year (depending on the availability of funds) as part of the NSF-wide REU activity. Projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503210
Program: Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (FRG)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 15, 2008
Supports about 15 awards annually for groups of researchers in mathematical sciences responding to recognized scientific needs of pressing importance, taking advantage of current scientific opportunities, or preparing the ground for anticipated significant scientific developments. May include researchers from other science & engineering disciplines than mathematics. Deadline refers to required letters of intent. Full proposals due 9/19/08.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5671
Program: Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education (PAARE)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 03, 2008
Supports enhanced diversity in astronomy & astrophysics research & education by stimulating the development of formal, potentially long-term, collaborative research & education relationships between minority-serving institutions and NSF-supported facilities, projects, or faculty members at research institutions including private observatories.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501046
Program: Physics of Living Systems (PoLS)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jul 31, 2008
Program evolved from the Biological Physics program, which supported projects that applied analytical & experimental tools of physics to the study of biological problems at the molecular level. PoLS is replacing Biological Physics & will target theoretical & experimental research exploring the most fundamental biological processes that living systems utilize to perform their functions in dynamic & diverse environments. PoLS will stimulate those investigations that have the potential to transform the study of living systems.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6673
Program: Conferences, Workshops, & Special Meetings in Mathematical Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 28, 2008
Supports two types of proposals: regular conference, symposia, & workshop proposals; and special meetings, which comprise longer-term/larger-scale activities that widely engage mathematical sciences community. Regular proposals, with funding ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 for one year, are submitted to DMS programs according to those programs' deadlines/target dates. Deadline refers to proposals for special meetings.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11701
Program: Cultural Anthropology Scholars Awards
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 16, 2008
Provides methodological training by cultural anthropologists who are active researchers to help them upgrade their methodological skills by learning a specific analytical technique that will improve their research abilities (e.g. new methods of cross-cultural research, demography, remote sensing & GIS, ecological field survey, linguistics, methodological skills necessary to advance the scholar's research agenda). $100,000 available to fund two awards of $50,000 each year. Proposal deadlines are 1/16 & 8/16 annually.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5321
Program: Geography and Regional Science
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 15, 2008 (target date)
Supports research on geographic distributions & interactions of human, physical, & biotic systems on Earth's surface. Investigations on nature, causes, & consequences of human activity & natural environmental processes across a range of scales are encouraged. Projects must enhance geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, & their application to societal problems & concerns. Research proposal target dates are 1/15 & 8/15. Dissertation Improvement proposals due 2/15 & 10/15 annually.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5410
Program: Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences (DRMS)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 18, 2008 (target date)
Supports scientific research to increase understanding/effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, & society. Disciplinary/interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research & workshops funded in the areas of judgment & decision making; decision analysis/aids; risk analysis, perception, & communication; societal & public policy decision making; mgmt science & organizational design. Also supports small grants for exploratory research of a time-critical nature.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5423
Program: Economics
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 18, 2008 (target date)
Supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes & institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. Also strengthens empirical & theoretical economic analysis & the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. Supported areas include econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, & public finance.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437
Program: Law and Social Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 15, 2008 (target date)
Supports social scientific studies of law & law-like systems of rules, institutions, processes, & behaviors, including research designed to enhance the scientific understanding of the impact of law; human behavior & interactions as these relate to law; the dynamics of legal decision making; & the nature, sources, & consequences of variations & changes in legal institutions.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5422
Program: Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 16, 2008 (target date)
Supports development of innovative methods & models for the social & behavioral sciences & interacts with other programs in SBE, as well as other programs in NSF, most notably the Statistics & Probability Program in MPS. MMS seeks proposals that are interdisciplinary, methodologically innovative, & grounded in theory. Interests: general research & infrastructure activities; mid-career research fellowships; research on survey & statistical methodology; & doctoral dissertation research.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5421
Program: Political Science
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 15, 2008 (target date)
Supports scientific research that advances knowledge & understanding of citizenship, government, & politics. Proposals expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, & empirically oriented. Substantive areas include, but are not limited to, American government & politics, comparative government & politics, international relations, political behavior, political economy, & political institutions. Doctoral Dissertation Support proposals accepted only for 1/15 target date.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418
Program: Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 01, 2008 (target date)
Considers proposals that examine questions that that arise in interactions of engineering, science, technology, & society through four components: Ethics & Values in Science, Engineering, & Technology; History & Philosophy of Science, Engineering & Technology; Social Studies of Science, Engineering & Technology; & Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering, & Technology. Components overlap, but are distinguished by different scientific & scholarly orientations and different focus areas within subject area.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5324
Program: Sociology
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Aug 15, 2008 (target date)
Supports basic research on human social organization & processes of individual & institutional change. Encourages theoretically-focused empirical investigations to improve explanation of fundamental social processes. Includes research on organizations/organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification & mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles. Regular Research due 1/15 & 8/15; Dissertation Research due 2/15 & 10/15.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369
